"In regards to Oral Roberts' claim that God told him that he would die unless he
received $20 million by March, God's lawyers have stated that their client has
not spoken with Roberts for several years. Off the record, God has stated that
"If I had wanted to ice the little toad, I would have done it a long time ago."
-- Dennis Miller, SNL News

"The child begins by acting like the grownups who believe, and
soon believes himself. The proofs come later, if at all.
Religious belief generally starts as make-believe."
[Walter Kaufmann, "Critique of Religion and Philosophy"]